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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME

Services to Persons with Disabilities (Re-tabled APP)

Outcome Empowered, resilient individuals, families and sustainable communities
Outputs Output indicator Actual Achievement Actual Achievement Annual target Actual Outputs Reasons for Deviation from
2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/21 2020/2021 2020/21 target

Policy on Policy on Social N/A The two national strategic frameworks on Policy on Social Policy on Social The delays to submit the
Social Development self-representation and public awareness Development Development Services policy to Cabinet was due
Development Services to campaigns have been revised and updated. The Services to Persons to Persons with to additional edits that
Services to Persons frameworks are due for consultation by with Disabilities Disabilities was not needed to be concluded
Persons with With affected sectors. submitted to finalised and therefore and required re-alignment
Disabilities Disabilities Cabinet for not submitted to to the WPRPD before
implemented approval Cabinet for approval tabling it to Cabinet.

Guidelines Guidelines on N/A The target was not achieved. However, the Guidelines on Guidelines on Respite Efforts to source a service
on Respite Respite Care following submissions and work was done Respite Care Care Services to provider with relevant
Care Services Services to during the reporting period; Services to Families Families and Persons expertise on persons with
to Families Families and • A submission providing clarity and and Persons with with Disabilities was disabilities and their
and Persons Persons with motivation on issues raised by EXCO, Disabilities piloted not finalised and families, taking into
with Disabilities including a distinction between this through virtual piloted through consideration the need to
Disabilities sectoral Policy that will inform much platforms virtual platforms address the Covid-19
implemented needed legislation and the transversal social issues of children
White Paper on the Rights of Persons with and persons with
Disabilities, was developed and approved disabilities and their
by the Minister. families had an adverse
• Cabinet Memorandum and the SEIAS delay on the appointment
Report that will accompany the tabling of of a service provider.
the Policy at the Social Cluster and
Cabinet were drafted. The SEIAS Report is
awaiting approval from the DPME.
The Costing Report on the Policy was finalized.

Please provide strategies to overcome underperformance below
• The appointment of editorial services for the editing and finalising the Policy and adherence to the developed service contract is being monitored to ensure adherence to
timelines and completion of the project on set timelines allowing submission of the Policy to Cabinet.
• The appointment of a service provider to expedite the updating and completion of the Guidelines have been escalated to the appointed Senior Manager heading the
procurement services.

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